FASHION Winter 2025

DONATELLA VERSACE REPORTEDLY ONCE SAID, “Wear a fabulous smile and great jewellery and know that you are totally and utterly in control.” This sentiment vibes perfectly with our Winter issue, which is dedicated to bling and precious things. In my world, sparkle is always a good idea. I love to see the pages of FASHION glittering with the best baubles to suit every personal style, from minimalist to maximalist. I’m all about the return of statement pieces, which were all over the runways in the form of chunky chains, sculptural chandelier earrings and oversized timepieces. We showcase the best of the season, give you ideas on how to style and stack pieces and also dive into the latest innovations in wearable tech. With the holidays here, this issue also features…

It was during a particularly rocky summer spent living abroad—an ocean away from my mother, who would have talked me out of any drastic changes to my style. On the teenage-rebellion scale, getting your ears pierced falls somewhere between watching HBO and sneaking low-ABV wine coolers—hardly the stuff of parental nightmares. But I knew, even then, that jewellery has the power to tie generations together (as I type this, I am wearing an oblong silver ring of my mother’s that hardly ever leaves my right hand) but also define our differences. I wanted to be the first woman in my family to be able to wear earrings (not the ’80s clip-ons I collected from vintage shops—real earrings), so I marched down to a foreign shopping mall and sat in a…

Ah, 2015. Taylor Swift had her squad. Celine was still under the purview of Phoebe Philo. And Marie Kondo had recently released her first book, asking us to filter our lives based on what brings us joy. And back then, joy came in small doses, including jewellery. The rise of Mejuri minimalism, Monica Vinader’s initial pendants and Catbird’s Threadbare knuckle rings all marked a quiet, more inward form of personal expression that defied the statement jewels we had formerly been seeing on the screens of Gossip Girl. Of course, a lot has happened since those innocent days. The world is bleaker. So much of life feels heavier. And now, it’s more important than ever to bring back joy in a bigger way. You see, the pendulum—or should we say pendant?—has…

Sybil and David Yurman can’t agree on the origin of the Cable collection. Sybil, who is lovingly described by husband David as “the keeper of the flame” of the brand, believes that the design, created in the early ’80s, was influenced by David’s brass brazing rods—the tools he still uses today to work on his first artistic love: sculpting. David, on the other hand, sees the inspiration as much more subliminal and credits the classical pillars and twisted wires of the ancient Minoans and Celts as the calling for such a timeless design. Despite their differing recollections, both of the Yurmans suggest a classic and enduring feeling that resonates with not only their union but also the resulting family empire. The journey to creating the Cable collection and beyond is…

At first glance, it looks like a regular pendant: a minimalist geometric shape that hangs mid-décolletage—the perfect length for layering with other chains. The Friend, however, is no ordinary bauble. It’s an AI wearable whose tag line, “Always listening,” works on two levels. Yes, its built-in microphone is indeed always recording audio, live transcribing conversations and noting down reminders for you; but it’s also paying attention, just like any other pal. Its promotional video shows a scenario where a woman, breathlessly celebrating reaching the summit on a long hike alone, tells her Friend she “doesn’t know how to woo very well.” “Amy” quickly pings back, “Well, at least we’re outside.” The Friend (available to pre-order for $140) is part of a small-but-buzzy category of AI meets wearable tech. There’s also…

ELIZABETH CLARK LAU CREATIVE EXECUTIVE PERMANENT PIECES: “I wear up to 14 pieces of jewellery every day, including a small diamond tennis necklace, a Tiffany & Co. dog tag and infinity necklace, a Mirit Weinstock folded heart pendant and a bunch of Lisa Gozlan bracelets.” JEWELLERY RULE: “Build a collection over time, and invest in pieces that can be worn daily, not just for special occasions.” CURRENT GO-TO: “I bought this cigar-band-style ring from Foundrae for myself after a particularly trying period in my life. The compass symbolizes the continual process of adjusting course to align with our true purpose.” DUSTIN CARRINGTON CONTENT CREATOR PERMANENT PIECES: “I always wear a lower-case ‘d’ pendant that my friend and designer Rory Rockmore custom-made for me, a Cartier Love ring that I bought…